There Are No Dumb Questions

[Rosebud]

Yes there are... https://m.facebook.com/notes/poser-motorsports/there-are-no-dumb-questions/2371937459545583/

[gr8kornholio]

The over and over question I get is the old "Is it legal to drive on that side of the car?"  Guess no ones ever pays attention to the poor mail delivery person.  Lol.

Oddly enough I got more "You fit in that?" questions with my 07 MINI than I do with the classic.

[Rosebud]

Oddly enough I got more "You fit in that?" questions with my 07 MINI than I do with the classic.

I read somewhere that there's more cubic feet of interior space in a classic then in BMW's version. Is that possible?

[ve9aa]

I own both.  I doubt it.  The modern one is bigger (I think) but barely!

[jeff10049]

Actual cubic feet no the BMW has more but, the ability to seat 4 adults the classic is better.

Ability to haul stuff goes to the Bini.

[ADRay]

the most surprising (but not that dumb) question I get is "what kind of car is that?"

[gr8kornholio]

Just remembered my other favorite. "What size wheels are those?"  No one even comes close. It's fun to watch the hesitation on their face as they dare to say 12. Like it's not possible for them to be that small.

[ADRay]

Just remembered my other favorite. "What size wheels are those?"  No one even comes close. It's fun to watch the hesitation on their face as they dare to say 12. Like it's not possible for them to be that small.

that's probably the #1 question I get... for some reason it's the wheels that get the attention

[jeff10049]

I don't know if it is a dumb question but to me, it is as I am tired of it.
"How many miles per gallon do you get?"

[MiniDave]

Yes, and they seem disappointed when you tell them 30mpg or so.......

[gr8kornholio]

With my big motor and enthusiastic foot I doubt I get that. Truthfully I've never bothered to check.

[ve9aa]

Yes, and they seem disappointed when you tell them 30mpg or so.......

After we got our Mini in 2005, the first few people we were honest with....35, 40 whatever we told them.  They seemed very disappointed.   8.gif

Now we tell anyone who asks "100 mpg".  They go away very happy.

Tell'm what they want to hear. 19.gif

[BruceK]

Ah, the infamous miles per gallon question.  All too often people with limited thinking believe the only reason for a small car is to save on gas.   

When I get the mpg question with my Mini I answer with something like: "I have no idea about miles per gallon - I sure don't own it to save gas.   I own it to enjoy driving it - it's handles like a go-kart and takes corners like it's glued to the road."

That changes their perspective - hopefully.  Of course 97% of people out there have no idea what 'handling' is, or that g-forces are there just waiting to be enjoyed.   They're the same people that think the 'S' in SUV means sporty, when in fact it the use of 'sport' in SUV actually means a 4 wheel drive vehicle capable of delivering the driver to off-road places where the sport of hunting, fishing, etc. can be enjoyed.

[MiniDave]

yeah, there's nothing "sporty" about the way those behemoths drive. Having just spent a week in a Kia I can promise you, they're big comfy luxobarges but NOT sporty in any stretch of the imagination.

I remember when I picked up the 99 Ford F-150 company truck with the word "Sport" writ large on the flanks. Rose looked at it quizzically and said "sport?" Yeah, it's a sport truck......says I.  ::) 8.gif 77.gif

When people ask me what kind of mileage I get in the Racing Green classic, I just tell them it gets great mileage.....and leave it at that.

[gr8kornholio]

Shoot, my se model of my highlander have done several mountain road trips. Handles pretty well.